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Republicans Expand I.R.S. Inquiry, With Eye on White House

The conservatives are using the nonprofit code more that the liberals. Lets have sunlight so we know who is donating to political campaigns?

We don't know that conservatives are using it more. We only know that conservatives were questioned more. In politics I believe in unlimited donations with full disclosure. For non-political groups (who may occasionally do something political) I believe in unlimited donations with no disclosure requirement.:cool:
 
We don't know that conservatives are using it more. We only know that conservatives were questioned more. In politics I believe in unlimited donations with full disclosure. For non-political groups (who may occasionally do something political) I believe in unlimited donations with no disclosure requirement.:cool:
Does Karl Rove's American Crossroads GPS deserve the non profit status?
 
Targeted 97 to 3.
Where do you get 97-3?

Here's a list of all of the organizations approved. SOI Tax Stats - Exempt Organizations Business Master File Extract (EO BMF)

28 have the words "tea party" or "patriots" in their name. Only seven have the word "progress": Louisiana Progress Action Fund Inc., Progress Missouri, Progress Texas, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada Action Fund, Progressive USA, Progressives United Inc., Progressnow. There are no matches for liberal" or "Democrat."​

The IRS targeted tea party groups. Did liberal groups get better treatment?
 
The Treasury Department’s inspector general told senior Treasury officials in June 2012 he was investigating the Internal Revenue Service’s screening of politically active organizations seeking tax exemptions, disclosing for the first time on Friday that Obama administration officials were aware of the matter during the presidential campaign year.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/us/politics/irs-scandal-congressional-hearings.html?hp&_r=2&

Ok enough is enough is this not proof enough for impeachment

This whole thing only happened because democrats allowed the federal government to grow into an authoritarian entity and the government got snug in their new founded position.

Of course democrats won't say a fracking word until the feds break their door down for a random "house inspection."
 
Where do you get 97-3?

Here's a list of all of the organizations approved. SOI Tax Stats - Exempt Organizations Business Master File Extract (EO BMF)

28 have the words "tea party" or "patriots" in their name. Only seven have the word "progress": Louisiana Progress Action Fund Inc., Progress Missouri, Progress Texas, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada Action Fund, Progressive USA, Progressives United Inc., Progressnow. There are no matches for liberal" or "Democrat."​

The IRS targeted tea party groups. Did liberal groups get better treatment?

It was in an early article. Can't find it now.
 
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